For the Australian and Victorian Vegetable Industry to improve its competitiveness there needs to be opportunities for growers to implement improvements in their production systems. The recently concluded study tour of California’s Salinas Valley and the Italian horticultural region of Veneto provided a platform for participating growers to view new technologies.

This project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.

• Vegetable Fund